Today, paleoanthropologists in England and France are using new archaeological methods to shed light on some previously unexplained Neanderthal mysteries.
In a time troubled by the dawn of time, the first humans colonized the Eurasian continent. They settled on lands recently covered by glaciers. This species, called Neanderthals, became extinct about 30,000 years ago, but at one time formed the largest group in an area that stretched from northern France to the Belgian coast and the Channel Islands in the south of England.
During the last ice age, the North Sea was frozen and the English Channel was a small river that could easily be crossed on foot. Neanderthals lived in close harmony with their ever-changing environment. They had everything they needed to survive: prey meat, edible wild plants, water and wood for cooking and heating. How did these first humans develop over nearly 300,000 years? How did they live before their disappearance?
Our documentary is based on the latest research. We study various populations of Neanderthals and visit archaeological sites in northern France, southern England and on the island of Jersey.
Renowned researchers, such as British paleoanthropologist Chris Stringer and his French colleague Ludovic Slimak, describe the lifestyle of Neanderthals and discuss their cognitive abilities. Was this species capable of structured thinking? Did they have cultures, languages and societies? How intelligent were they, and what kinds of adaptive strategies kept them alive for 300,000 years? How similar were they to humans today?
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